Reborn in the red age

Chapter 249 Li Qingfeng: Is the country mine? Why am I betraying my country?

Facts have proved that when the interests are great enough, the two groups who were at war with each other the day before yesterday and wanted to kill each other will immediately shake hands and make peace and become close friends.

The two parties had a cordial and friendly conversation and reached a verbal cooperation intention.

If Lemon sells its personal computer business unit to IBM, IBM will kick out Microsoft and bring Lemon into the Big Blue family.

Specific discussions and cooperation will be made by Field after reporting to the board of directors and then making an appointment with Qingfeng Li.

Lemon PC relies on its unique operating system, perfect after-sales mechanism, excellent user experience, and the ultimate cost-effectiveness in compatible machines. It occupies a large share in the global market except the United States.

When the IBM board of directors learned that Lemon Company would focus on the computer software industry and intended to acquire the entire PC business, it attached great importance to the matter and quickly convened a board meeting for discussion.

It's not that Lemon PC has any advanced technology or patents. It just follows IBM to build a compatible machine assembly plant. What technology can it have?
What IBM values ​​​​is the global channel of Lemon PC and the corresponding brand value.

You must know that Lemon PC has completely driven IBM's personal computer business out of the Asian market, and its market share in Europe is not low. Last year's global shipments were second only to IBM and Compaq.

In this life, because of the presence of Qingfeng Li, a troublemaker, IBM lost all of the Asian market and part of the European market. IBM's total global PC sales were not as high as in the previous life, and its position as the leader of personal computers was not that stable.

"Yes, Mr. Li, we have known each other for so long and talked about everything on the phone. We finally met today." Field also held Qingfeng Li's right hand, with an excited expression on his face, as if they were two They are really like good brothers who talk about everything.

Looking at Huang Kening, who was blushing and thick-necked, Li Qingfeng finally came to his senses and cursed in his heart. How could he have forgotten this guy? Even though he works in his own company, he is still a member of the system. Over there in the special zone. They are all kept organized.

Therefore, Lemon Company intends to withdraw from the PC host market at this time, which is definitely great news for IBM.

Accompanied by Fang Wanzhen, the two of them were showing off their acting skills in the airport lobby, which made them laugh in their hearts.

At Xiangjiang Airport, Li Qingfeng, who had delayed returning to the mainland for a few days, came in person to greet the IBM delegation headed by Field.

What Li Qingfeng didn't expect was that Huang Kening from the Supervision Office would come over angrily: "Chairman Li, Teacher Li, do you know what you are doing? You are betraying the country!"

The acquisition of Lemon PC means taking over the global terminal channels that Lemon PC has accumulated over the years, greatly increasing the market share of its products, and easily eliminating a difficult opponent, maintaining its position in the personal computer field. A dominant position.

One of the two parties was eager to acquire, and the other was eager to go home. The first negotiation progressed very quickly, and the general framework was immediately determined. After that, there was a long negotiation process.

Under the comfort of the heads of various departments, this small group of people in the company quickly stabilized.

Promise them that even if the business unit is sold, there will be no layoffs. IBM will take over all employees of the PC business unit.

After the two parties briefly exchanged greetings, Li Qingfeng enthusiastically took the initiative to hold Field's hand and said sincerely: "Mr. Field, you and I have been close friends for a long time, and we finally meet today."

"Am I selling my country? What country am I selling? Is this country mine? Even if I want to buy it, I have to agree with Sijiucheng before I can sell it! What's wrong with me? Why are you giving me such a big label?" Facing the furious Huang Kening , Li Qingfeng was stunned for a while and retorted subconsciously.

Fortunately, there are not many employees in the PC business department at the headquarters. The panic of a small number of employees did not cause chaos in the company, and the company's internal operations were operating normally.

Regarding the acquisition of Lemon PC business unit, expelling Microsoft from purchasing Lemon Company's operating system, the IBM board of directors unanimously approved it, and Field was quickly dispatched to Xiangjiang to start business negotiations with Lemon Company on these two businesses.

"You don't know how tight the country is in foreign exchange now. If you want to sell the PC business that can bring hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange to the mainland every year, isn't that a traitor to the country? Comrade Li Qingfeng, where is your party spirit? Isn't it ours? Comrade? Have you forgotten the oath you swore under the red flag?" Huang Kening's face turned red and he yelled angrily, spitting all over Qingfeng Li's face.

What kind of bullshit are you good brothers who have been in good friends with each other and talk about everything? Aren't you two the ones who were scolding each other on the phone some time ago?
Qingfeng Li was in a hurry to go back to spend time with his wife and children. He didn't have much time to chat with Field. He didn't even leave time for them to catch up on the jet lag, so he directly dragged him to the company headquarters to start the first round of negotiations.

Acquisitions involving hundreds of millions of dollars are not something that can be completed easily. It is destined to be a long process. No matter how fast it is, it cannot be completed in ten days and a half.

After the first round of negotiations, the entire company knew that the company was planning to cut off the PC business. For a while, people in PC-related positions were panicked.

After the first round of negotiations ended that day, Qingfeng Li asked someone to book a ticket for him to return to the mainland the next day, preparing to go home to be with his wife and children.

For these employees, Li Qingfeng did not let them go, but asked the relevant supervisors to appease them.

And Lemon PC will soon get a ticket to enter the American market, which will definitely have an impact on IBM's local sales.

Seeing that Qingfeng Li did not refute him, Huang Kening thought that Qingfeng Li had a guilty conscience, so he sneered and said sarcastically: "What? Are you guilty of what I said? Don't you dare to speak?"

"What do I feel guilty about? I sold the PC business for the better development of the company." Li Qingfeng explained the reasons why he sold the PC business, hoping that Huang Kening could understand him.

Under Qingfeng Li's explanation, Huang Kening slowly calmed down, frowned and fell into thought.

After a long time, he raised his head, looked at Qingfeng Li and asked doubtfully: "The company can only earn ten dollars by installing an operating system, but by selling a computer, the company can earn hundreds of dollars. Even if you have a monopoly, You have installed all the computer operating systems in the world, but the profit is not as high as selling the machines. I don’t understand your approach.”

"The pre-installation fee to the manufacturer is indeed ten dollars, but the operating system is constantly updated and iterated. If you want to install a new system, you need to pay for it. The cost of the new system is not ten dollars, but ninety dollars." See Huang Kening could hear what he was saying. Li Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction. Lao Huang was quite a good person, so he continued to patiently explain to him.

Lao Huang, who had worked in Lemon Company for a period of time, also had some basic business thinking. Through Qingfeng Li's explanation, he understood that what he said was right.

After a moment of silence, Huang Kening sighed deeply and said, "I need to report this matter to the organization. I hope Teacher Li can understand." "There is no need for you to report it. It is estimated that the situation here has already appeared in It’s on someone’s desk.”

"You still have to report it. I will report the specific situation and explain it to you." After saying that, Huang Kening turned around and left.

Looking at Huang Kening's back, Li Qingfeng smiled bitterly and shook his head. This matter was indeed his negligence. He did not take into account the official issues. It seems that the date of returning home will be postponed again.

Some important business practices in later generations still have interference from the official level, let alone now. It is normal for official level intervention to occur. Maybe the investigation team will come secretly tomorrow.

However, Qingfeng Li is not too worried about this. He is not a state-owned enterprise, and the main market is not currently in the country. Finally, he has a company that is well-established in the world. Even if he is dissatisfied with Qingfeng Li's sale of the PC business, he can only I will dissuade you verbally and will not do anything excessive.

Qingfeng Li's guess was correct. The above-mentioned importance attached to Lemon Company had been leaked through secret channels as early as the first round of negotiations. At this time, it had been reported to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. News that it wants to sell its PC business to IBM.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade took this matter very seriously. As soon as the news came out, it immediately notified everyone to come to a meeting to discuss the matter.

"Unorganized, undisciplined, just playing the piano randomly. Why didn't Qingfeng Li report such an important decision to the organization? He is not qualified to sell the computer project, let alone sell it to Americans."

When all the members came to the meeting and the theme of the meeting was announced, someone slammed the table and angrily scolded Qingfeng Li for his behavior.

Many of the others had the same idea and started to accuse Qingfeng Li, who was not present at the scene.

The leader was speechless at this group of people. What they all said was nonsense.

The company belongs to others. When they started their business, there was no organized investment. They could sell whatever they wanted. What does that have to do with you? One by one, they were complaining, just like Qingfeng Li selling off national assets at a low price.

While they were making a lot of noise in the conference room, and almost labeled Qingfeng Li as a traitor and traitor, there was a knock on the door outside the conference room, and the secretary handed in a note.

This note was exactly what Huang Kening reported to the Special Administrative Region. It was also passed through many levels and reached the hands of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

After reading the contents of the note, the leader knocked on the table. After the conference room became quiet, he raised the note in his hand and said slowly: "This is the news reported by the comrades over there in the special zone. There are comrades over there. Working at Lemons”

"What's written on the note?"

"It's about Lemon Company's future strategic development. They want to focus on the software industry, and that's why they gave up the personal computer mainframe business. Let's take a look." He handed the note to the people next to him and asked them to pass it around for viewing.

A note with only a few hundred words was quickly passed over the conference table and then returned to the leader's hands.

Putting the note aside, the leader said: "Everyone has read the contents of the note. Let's talk about what should be done about this matter."

"What else can we do? The bottom line is that we are not allowed to sell the computer business. Even if we come forward, we cannot allow Lemon Company to sell the computer business to American companies." As soon as the leader finished speaking, a gray-haired man sat in the middle of the conference room. The middle-aged man stood up and firmly opposed Qingfeng Li selling his computer business.

"What's the reason?"

"Everyone knows that since the reform and opening up, what have been domestic exports? Agricultural products, light industrial products, handicrafts, petroleum and minerals. Finally, there has been a breakthrough in the export of the electronics industry. The domestic electronics industry has shown a thriving trend. view"

"We have invested millions of dollars in foreign exchange in the computer supporting field in China over the years. If the computer business is sold to the Americans, can these purchase orders still be handed over to our domestic factories? If these orders are lost, Wouldn’t the great situation of our domestic electronics industry be ruined in one fell swoop?”

After the other party finished speaking and sat down, someone immediately added: "Director Zhao is right. These orders are not a small amount. They can bring tens of millions of dollars in foreign exchange income to the country every year, accounting for a large share of the foreign exchange income." , can’t give up in vain”

Some silent people in the conference room nodded frequently after listening to the two men's words, obviously expressing their agreement.

The leader looked at the information in his hand and then at his indignant colleagues, feeling that this matter was difficult.

After a long silence, he finally said: "The content on the note is very clear. In the long run, selling the computer business of Lemon Company will be beneficial to the development of other companies."

"But it is not beneficial to the development of the electronics industry in the mainland. The only entity of their computer software is floppy disks, which does not bring much foreign exchange income every year." Before the leader could finish speaking, Director Zhao, who was the first to object, immediately answered. .

This person will not consider the future development of Lemon Company, but only cares about the benefits that Lemon Company can bring.

The meaning of this sentence is that even if Li Qingfeng monopolizes the world's operating systems, the money will go into his private pocket and will not be turned over. No matter how well they develop, it has nothing to do with us. Why not? Keep the profits you have gained.

After thinking about it for a long time, the leader slowly said: "Let's send someone to Xiangjiang to meet with Comrade Li Qingfeng, talk to him rationally and emotionally, and see if we can make Comrade Li Qingfeng change his mind. "

"Then what if Qingfeng Li insists on selling?"

"You can't stop it forcefully. The company belongs to others. They can sell it to whoever they want. We have no control over it." At this point, the leader paused and added: "If something cannot be done, don't force it. Try your best." Ask Comrade Li Qingfeng to help find international orders for mainland computer companies."

After the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Trade immediately mobilized elite troops and took an early morning flight to Xiangjiang.

(End of this chapter)